Overhead in the lady's restroom of a restaurant at the Sausalito marina:

Mother to daughter: "There's a lady in here."

Daughter: "A lady? Well, why wouldn't there be a lady in here? This is a lady's restroom."

Mother: "Look right over there, on the wall."

Indeed, there was a "lady" in the lady's restroom: a lady beetle. Family Coccinellidae. The damsel in distress was crawling up and down the cement wall searching for something it couldn't find. An escape route!

So, I picked up the domed-wonder and transported it from Marin County to our Solano County home. I deposited the little traveler on an Iceland poppy. 

The lady beetle perked up, checked out its surroundings, and began exploring.

Ah, aphids!

Happy Earth Day!